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some people; a number of people; several people; a few people

2

poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby

1

(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case

3

to commit a crime; to do evil

1

flattery

1

full nelson

1

bow; bowing

2

aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)

1

sound effect for slurping back up excess saliva (e.g. as stimulated by desire for food)

1

drool

3

to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch

3

skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable

1

to be insolent; to be arrogant; to be impudent; to be rude

1

to make the sign of the cross; to bless oneself; to cross oneself

1

silent prayer

2

prayer; supplication

1

loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback

4

to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate

1

to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved

3

freezing; cold storage; refrigeration

1

destination (one is heading towards); goal

1

with a whack; with a thump; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; vacantly; blankly

1

whereunder; thereunder

1

ancient civilization; ancient civilisation

1

once more; again

5

class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy

32

party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed

7

ninja sword

1

mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation

3

treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.

1

leader; leading figure

1

(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move

2

youngest

1

to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least

1

leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader

6

we

1

even if I told you

1

advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

72

sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question

2

coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy

3

cackling (sound of shrill laughter)

1

the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade

10

mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)

1

fool

1

seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion

2

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

1

underestimation; undervaluation

3

fifth

12

knee-length (clothing)

1

shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford

3